Annex I countries vs China, mainland: Food Transport — Emissions

Annex I countries
209,500 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
34,271 kt
in 2023
Annex I countries rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
3rd

Food Transport — Emissions over time

  • Annex I countries
  • China, mainland
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020062023

How they compare

Annex I countries currently reports 209,500 kt against 34,271 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 175,229 kt.

That makes Annex I countries's figure about 6.1 times China, mainland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Annex I countries has been ahead every year.

Annex I countries ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 32 groups.

Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Annex I countries China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 173,525 kt 11,285 kt 162,240 kt Annex I countries
2000s 199,475 kt 18,332 kt 181,143 kt Annex I countries
2010s 208,336 kt 30,479 kt 177,857 kt Annex I countries
2020s 204,485 kt 33,366 kt 171,119 kt Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, Annex I countries or China, mainland?
Annex I countries, at 209,500 kt against 34,271 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Annex I countries and China, mainland?
175,229 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and China, mainland rank globally for food transport — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf